nixos/doc: document password-promptless installation (#35210)

NixOS · Feb 20, 2018 · 385369e · 385369e
1 parent e4fb799
commit 385369e
Showing 1 changed file with 10 additions and 1 deletion.
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing.xml
@@ -275,11 +275,20 @@ Enter new UNIX password: ***
 Retype new UNIX password: ***
 </screen>
 
+    <note>
+      <para>
+        To prevent the password prompt, set <code>users.mutableUsers = false;</code> in
+        <filename>configuration.nix</filename>, which allows unattended installation
+        necessary in automation.
+      </para>
+    </note>
+
     </para>
 
   </listitem>
 
-  <listitem><para>If everything went well:
+  <listitem>
+    <para>If everything went well:
 
 <screen>
 # reboot</screen>